Events

Across the globe, record-breaking heat waves, floods, and other climate stressors are eroding communities’ resilience, compounding conflict risks, and deepening inequality. In response, countries have committed to a global energy transition that could bring its own set of geopolitical risks. Understanding how climate change, conflict, and peace interact has therefore become a priority for countries and multilateral institutions, as reflected in the COP28 Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery, and Peace.

With an introduction from Maryland’s Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, this webinar explores the many benefits of walking, from the individual health benefits to much broader public policy impacts that individual and collective decision making have on individual and community-wide health, quality of life, equity and connectivity. 

5th Square is pleased to welcome author Anna Zivarts to Philadelphia for a book talk about her newly-published book about adapting our transportation system for non-drivers titled When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency.